 | Term | Definition |
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Selim I |
killed all possible heirs to the throne, took control of Mesopotamia, Egypt, ans Arabia |
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Gunpowder Empire |
Ottoman Empire |
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Shiite Muslim |
religion of the Safavids |
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Sir Robert Clive |
agressive British Empire Builder, and cheif representative of East India company |
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Akbar |
Babur's grandson, by the 1600's he brought most of India under Mogul rule, reformed administration |
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Suleyman |
conquered Belgrade and Hungary moving towards Austria, ruled from 1512-1520 |
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Shah |
ruler of the Safavids |
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Zamindars |
low ranking government officials who receive plots of farmland for temporary use from the government 1 third taxes, 2 third for personal profits |
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Janissaries |
Cristian boys who were brought uo in the Islamic faith and trained in the use of arms |
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Shah Abbas |
came to power in 1588, he cared deeply about justice, created the standing army, blinded or killed family members because he was paranoid about being assasinated |
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Shah Jahan |
sucessor of Janhangir, expanded the boundaries of the empire, had economic instability |
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Aurangzeb |
came to power in 1658, prohibited Hindu beleifs, the building of new Hindu temples, and the levying of illegal taxes, forced Hindu to convert to Islam, tried to ban drinking and gambling |
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social structure of the Ottomans |
Sultan/Royal family, high gov't officials, lower gov't officials, merchants, artisans, peasants, pastoral people |
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Ottoman areas |
Eastern Asia, Northern Africa, Balkan and Annitolian peninsula |
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standing army |
slaves, riflemen, and artillerymen who were trained to European standards |
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Ottoman Empire |
began in the late 13th century, Sunni Muslim, rulers were Sultans, declined in 17th century |
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Safavid Dynasty |
began in the early 16th century, Shiite Muslim, rulers were Shahs, declined in 18th century |
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Safavid areas |
central and east Asia |
